Nanyang

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Introduction:Situated in the southwest of Henan province, Nanyang City borders Funiu Mountain to the north, Qinling Mountain to the west and the Han River to the south. With a population of 10.65 mil..

Nanyang Introduction

Situated in the southwest of Henan province, Nanyang City borders Funiu Mountain to the north, Qinling Mountain to the west and the Han River to the south. With a population of 10.65 million and an area of 26,600km², it is the largest among 18 cities directly under the administration of Henan Province. Located in transitional area from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone, it has a typical semi-humid continental monsoon climate, which features distinctive seasons, plenty of sunshine and rainfall.Nanyang has a long history and resplendent culture. As far back as half million years ago, Nanzhao ape men lived there. During the Period of Warring States, it was a famous iron-smelt center and in Western Han Dynasty, it had become o­ne of the six largest cities in the country, which thrived as a business centre. Liu Xiu, the later emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, had launched his uprising here. Therefore, it is called “the southern capital” or “the hometown of the emperor”. Other celebrities born in Nanyang include Fanli, a great businessman, Zhang Heng, a scientist, Zhang Zhongjing, the well-known medical sage, Zhuge Liang, the famous wit master, Peng Xuefeng, a military strategist, Feng Youlan, a philosopher, Yao Xueyin, a literary giant, Wang Yongmin, an inventor, Er Yuehe, a writer and so o­n.Not o­nly do the beautiful landscapes of Nanyang lie in its culture but also in its scenery which encompasses features of south and north. For example, Baotianman Natural Reserve Area (listed in the World Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO), 400 kilometer long Funiu Mountain, Magic Tongbai Mountain---the origin of the Huai River, the beautiful Danjiangkou Reservoir---the largest man-made freshwater lake in Asia and the source of the Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer, dinosaur egg fossils discovered in Nanyang which is hailed as the ninth wonder in the world, the beautiful Bai River: the mother river of the place, flowing across the city and forming a shinning water area of over 600 hectares, etc. Besides, Nanyang is a famous historic city in China which boasts of the places of interest as the Nanyang Art Gallery of Han Dynasty Paintings, the Ancient Temple of Zhuge Liang, the wit master, the Zhang Zhongjing Memorial Temple (Yi Sheng Ci) and the Grave of Zhang Heng.

Nanyang Traffic

Air TransportationNanyang Airport is located in Jiangying area and around 12 kilometers to Wancheng District in the right east of Nanyang City. It covers 1.300.000 square kilometers (more than 1.960 mu).Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, there is scheduled flight flying to Guangzhou from which the scheduled flight passes through Luoyang to Nanyang every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. In addition, every Thursday and Saturday, there is the scheduled flight in Nanyang passing through Zhengzhou to Beijing where the scheduled flight passes through Zhengzhou to Nanyang.RailwayThere is express train between Nanyang and the western railway station of Beijing. Besides the trains from Chongqing, Yichang, Huaihua, Shiyan and Hanzhong to Beijing will stop at Nanyang station; the trains from Qingdao and Shanghai to Chengdu will also stop here, so do the trains from Xian, Wuxi and Taiyuan to Yichang and the trains from Guangzhou, Dongzhou and Xiangfan to Luoyang.HighwayLong-distance Buses are direct to some cities such as: Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. And they also run to some provinces such as: Zhejiang province, Shandong Province, Anhui Province, Guangdong Province, Hubei Province, Shanxi Province, Shanxi Province, Hebei Province, Jiangxi Province and Liaoning Province, besides they are also to some other places in Henan province.WaterwayThere are many rivers belong to Changjiang, Yellow river, Huai river in Nanyang. You can reach Wuhan, Nanjin, Shanghai by water.

Nanyang Festivals

Nanyang jade carving festivalChina Nanyang jade carving festival is a tipical nation cultural festival. it has been held successfully for 9 times since 1993. Nanyang is rich in jade industrial resoures and glorious cultural heritage. After China entered WTO, traditional jade carving industries of nanyang are not o­nly confronted with new challenges and opportunities ,but supply countless business chances. In order to improve the standards of jads carving crafts and industry level,the jade carving festival was held. The major activities include art performances, chinese jade culture study meeting, the display of jade carving and so o­n. The jade carving context are women Baldric, Baldric Marriage, love Baldric, landscapes, figures, birds and flowers, etc.Zhangzhongjing medical festivalNanyangisthe hometown of Zhangzhongjing,an popularly known traditional Chinese medicine doctor in the history of Chinese medicine.Nanyang is rich in traditional Chinese medicinal materials jade carving resourees and glorious cultural heritage. all the advautaged factors provide very stable base for industrial development and academical research. After China entered WTO,Traditional Chinese medicine and jade carving industries of Nanyang are not o­nly confronted with new challenges and opportunities,but supply countless business chances.In order to propagets spirits of Zhangzhongjing medicine culture,to advance internal and external importance of Zhangzhongjing,to quicken the development of traditional Chinese medicine, to promote industrialization,modernization and internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine. Nanyang city holds the Zhangzhongjing medical festival during Sep 20 to Oct 10 .